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Lip dub (Petoskey News-Review file / September 4, 2012) |
Love of 4-H
Anyone who has been involved in the Emmet County 4-H program over past three decades knows Diane Brazier and looks up to her as the woman who has made the local 4-H program what it is today.
As Emmet County 4-H program coordinator, Diane has touched the lives of more than 8,000 youngsters since she assumed the paid position in 1984.
Her leadership role grew from her love of 4-H that began when she was a child nearly 40 years ago. Diane was a city kid who knew nothing about 4-H until she moved to Northern Michigan. At the age of 11, she attended her first 4-H meeting at the suggestion of a neighbor girl her own age, and ever since then she has been involved in the 4-H program.
"As a kid you don't think about where you're going to be at 40 years old or whatever," said Brazier, now 52.
Fortunately for us, Diane developed a life-long passion for 4-H that she continues to share with area children and their families.
Construction zone ends
The new Atkins Road extension is now open in Petoskey, improving traffic flow throughout the city.
The new roadway between Howard Street and Kalamazoo Avenue was completed in June, but access has been limited while a reconstruction project on the southern portion of Howard Street took place this summer. Work is now complete on Howard from Sheridan Street to North Central Michigan College's south entrance. With road construction signs down, Howard Street is open and motorists have full access to the Atkins Road extension.
A few weeks of detours were well worth the minor inconvenience to have this new access road to the college.
Peek at the past
Unearthing local history took place near Mackinaw City thanks to the organizational efforts of Dick Moehl, president of the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association.
The Straits area is rich in history and has been the site of several archeological digs over the years. The most recent one, under Moehl's guidance, was at McGulpin Point Lighthouse overlooking the Straits of Mackinac. A team of anthropology students from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant spent seven days in August working to uncover pieces of Emmet County's early history.
The slow process revealed what appears to be the post holes and corner of the original barn thought to be located on the lighthouse property. The only previous historical record of the barn was a single hand-made drawing of a barn on the property.
Students taking part in the dig found many daily-life artifacts such as gun casings, parts of a potbelly stove, toys, glass fragments, nails and bones from consumed animals.
"All of the artifacts we have (found) are late 19th century, early 20th century, roughly contemporaneous with when the lighthouse was in use at McGulpin Point," said Sarah Surface-Evans, Central Michigan University postdoctoral fellow overseeing the project.
"We'll take everything back and clean it, date it, analyze it and then write a report about it," said Surface-Evans. "Then, all of it will come back (to McGulpin) to be incorporated into exhibits at the lighthouse."
The CMU dig goes a long way in preserving our precious local history.
Singing local praises
Anyone who has been involved in the Emmet County 4-H program over past three decades knows Diane Brazier and looks up to her as the woman who has made the local 4-H program what it is today.
As Emmet County 4-H program coordinator, Diane has touched the lives of more than 8,000 youngsters since she assumed the paid position in 1984.
Her leadership role grew from her love of 4-H that began when she was a child nearly 40 years ago. Diane was a city kid who knew nothing about 4-H until she moved to Northern Michigan. At the age of 11, she attended her first 4-H meeting at the suggestion of a neighbor girl her own age, and ever since then she has been involved in the 4-H program.
"As a kid you don't think about where you're going to be at 40 years old or whatever," said Brazier, now 52.
Fortunately for us, Diane developed a life-long passion for 4-H that she continues to share with area children and their families.
Construction zone ends
The new Atkins Road extension is now open in Petoskey, improving traffic flow throughout the city.
The new roadway between Howard Street and Kalamazoo Avenue was completed in June, but access has been limited while a reconstruction project on the southern portion of Howard Street took place this summer. Work is now complete on Howard from Sheridan Street to North Central Michigan College's south entrance. With road construction signs down, Howard Street is open and motorists have full access to the Atkins Road extension.
A few weeks of detours were well worth the minor inconvenience to have this new access road to the college.
Peek at the past
Unearthing local history took place near Mackinaw City thanks to the organizational efforts of Dick Moehl, president of the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association.
The Straits area is rich in history and has been the site of several archeological digs over the years. The most recent one, under Moehl's guidance, was at McGulpin Point Lighthouse overlooking the Straits of Mackinac. A team of anthropology students from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant spent seven days in August working to uncover pieces of Emmet County's early history.
The slow process revealed what appears to be the post holes and corner of the original barn thought to be located on the lighthouse property. The only previous historical record of the barn was a single hand-made drawing of a barn on the property.
Students taking part in the dig found many daily-life artifacts such as gun casings, parts of a potbelly stove, toys, glass fragments, nails and bones from consumed animals.
"All of the artifacts we have (found) are late 19th century, early 20th century, roughly contemporaneous with when the lighthouse was in use at McGulpin Point," said Sarah Surface-Evans, Central Michigan University postdoctoral fellow overseeing the project.
"We'll take everything back and clean it, date it, analyze it and then write a report about it," said Surface-Evans. "Then, all of it will come back (to McGulpin) to be incorporated into exhibits at the lighthouse."
The CMU dig goes a long way in preserving our precious local history.
Singing local praises
